Reading Time: 4 minutes The Gadget Guy offers you ideas from TV streaming boxes to wireless earphones to handheld mics to hi-fidelity earplugs
Month: December 2017
The soft tyranny of Quebec’s ongoing linguistic crossfire
Reading Time: 3 minutes Quebecers find themselves taking sides in language squabbles their better judgment says are irrelevant to life outside the political bubble
Investor confidence plummets for B.C. energy sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tanker moratoriums, LNG plant cancellations, fracking reviews, government pipeline obstructionism are all taking their toll
A smart road map to lower carbon emissions? Look to Texas
Reading Time: 4 minutes Texas switched from coal to natural gas and dramatically cut carbon emissions. Why doesn’t Canada follow its example?
Seeing red about Canada’s inadequate AIDS policy
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need more courageous policy action at all levels of government to address the structural drivers of HIV/AIDS
Justin Trudeau stands tall in China
Reading Time: 4 minutes You’d have thought conservatives would have rejoiced at a Liberal standing up for Canadians. But no, they slammed him
Market factors, not national strategies, make housing affordable
Reading Time: 3 minutes As homes age, they should filter through various socio-economic strata. But construction approval roadblocks slow that process to a crawl
Bring out the best in others by bringing out the best in yourself
Reading Time: 3 minutes The desire to love and serve others is innate in the human spirit. And those traits can help us accomplish great things as a society
Poland’s 20th century tragedy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stuck between Germany and the Soviet Union didn’t stop thousands of Poles from contributing to the war effort in the 1940s
Turning recycled value into wasteful municipal spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg’s decision to go with new curbside collection providers ramps up unnecessary costs for taxpayers as the market for recyclables softens